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The study of solids is one of the richest, most exciting, and most successful branches of physics. While the subject of solid state physics is often viewed as dry and tedious this new book presents the topic instead as an exciting exposition of fundamental principles and great intellectual breakthroughs. Beginning with a discussion of how the study of heat capacity of solids ushered in the quantum revolution, the author presents the key ideas of the field while emphasizing the deep underlying concepts

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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1: About Condensed Matter Physics -- Part I: Solids Without Considering Microscopic Structure: The Early Days of Solid State -- 2: Specific Heat of Solids: Boltzmann, Einstein, and Debye -- 3: Electrons in Metals: Drude Theory -- 4: More Electrons in Metals: Sommerfeld (Free Electron) Theory -- Part II: Structure of Materials -- 5: The Periodic Table -- 6: What Holds Solids Together: Chemical Bonding -- 7: Types of Matter -- Part III: Toy Models of Solids in One Dimension -- 8: One Dimensional Model of Compressibility, Sound, and Thermal Expansion -- 9: Vibrations of a One Dimensional Monatomic Chain -- 10: Vibrations of a One Dimensional Diatomic Chain -- 11: Tight Binding Chain (Interlude and Preview) -- Part IV: Geometry of Solids -- 12: Crystal Structure -- 13: Reciprocal Lattice, Brillouin Zone, Waves in Crystals -- Part V: Neutron and X-Ray Diffraction -- 14: Wave Scattering by Crystals -- Part VI: Electrons in Solids -- 15: Electrons in a Periodic Potential -- 16:Insulator, Semiconductor, or Metal -- 17:Semiconductor Physics -- 18: Semiconductor Devices -- Part VII: Magnetism and Mean Field Theories -- 19: Atomic Magnetism: Para- and Dia-Magnetism -- 20: Magnetic Order -- 21:Domains and Hysteresis -- 22: Mean Field Theory -- 23: Magnetism from Interactions: The Hubbard Model -- Appendix A: Sample Exam and Solutions -- Appendix B: List of Other Good Books

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